Metal and rubber horseshoe.



N0. 696,490. I I Patented Apr. I, I902.

. A. RIEHL.

MET AL AND RUBBER HORSESH OE,

(Application filed Jan. 13, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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AMOS RIEHL, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO VVAlLTER PREDMORE, OF AKRON, OHIO.

METAL AND RUBBER HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 696,490, dated April 1, 1902. Application filed January 13, 1902. Serial No. 89,540. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMOS RIEHL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in

the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin a Combined Metal and Rubber Horseshoe, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in horseshoes, wherein the greater portion that encounters the road-bed is of vulcanized rubber and is internally supported and strengthened by a skeleton metallic shoe.

The objects of my invention are to cause a secure union between the various elements of the shoe without the use of sewing to retain them, to render the part that comes in contact with the hoof soft and porous, to prevent heating, and generally to provide an improved shoe of the class specified.

To the aforesaid objects my invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference-numerals indicate like parts in the different figures, Figure l is an inverted plan of the metallic portion of the shoe; Fig. 2, a section of the same at the line a; at; Fig. 3, an inverted plan of the completed shoe embodying the metallic and rubber parts, and Fig. 4 a section of Fig. 3 at the lines 3 y and z 2.

Referring to the figures, the metallic portion of the shoe consists of a thin plate 1, of iron or steel, of proper outline to cover the outer part of the bottom of the hoof, bearing around its upper inner edge an integral raised rim 2, that inclines toward the central line of the shoe to form a half of a dovetailed channel and that terminates at each end a short distance in front of the heel. Around the front and extending on each side nearly to the heel is an integral heavy rim 3. In the thin portion between the rims 2 and 3 at intervals and in the heel portions on each side are U-shaped cuts 4 entirely through the metal and with the curved part toward the heel and the intermediate part forming tongues 5, slightly pressed upward. The rubber portion 6 incloses all the thinner portion of the metal part above and below except the heavy rim 3, which it lies slightly below, except at the toe and heel, at the former of which it rises to form a toe-calk 7 and at the rear to form heel-calks 8. The rubber is united with the metal part by placing the rubher in the position it is to occupy and as nearly as may be in proper quantity upon the metal part and at the same time placing a layer 9 of rubber-saturated duck on the top and simultaneously vulcanizing it in a suitable mold. By this process the rubber adheres to the metal and duck and flows and unites through the on ts 4, thereby clenching the two sides together and forming a secure fastening about the tongues 5.

I do not intend by the foregoing description to limit the toe-call; to exact width shown, as it may extend to the inner line of the shoe; but the construction shown will usually be found sufficient.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An improved horseshoe consisting of a thin metallic portion conformed to fit the hoof having around the inner edge of its lower face a raised rim inclined toward the central line of the shoe, an oppositely-disposed outer rim around the outer line of the shoe, heavier than the inner rim, said rims extending nearly to the heel, with curved cuts in said inner portion with the cut portions bent upward, acovering of rubber inclosing said metal portion excepting the heavy outer rim, and having integral rubber heel and toe calks, and a rubber-saturated fabric covering the upper face of said shoe, said parts being retained by the vulcanization of said rubber, substantially as shown and described.

2. An improved metal foundation for rubber horseshoes consisting of a plate of metal of suitable configuration to fit the hoof having an integral metallic rim around the toe and sides about its outer line, a rim about its inner lineinclined toward its center line, with curved cuts in the thin portion with the tongue thus produced bent slightly from the line of said portion, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above I here'- unto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

AMOS RIEHL.

In presence of- C. P. HUMPHREY, O. E. HUMPHREY. 

